B tier

Vel'Koz Items · Mid

26.22 (latest)Emerald+ Mage · Support · #8/62

The core Vel'Koz build is Luden's Echo, Zhonya's Hourglass and Rabadon's Deathcap. Banshee's Veil is the most common fourth item.

Win Rate+1.8 pts vs average (50.3 %)
52.1 %
Pick Rate
1.2 %
Ban Rate
2.3 %
Games
21K
KDA
2.46

Win Rate: +1.8 pts vs average (50.3 %)

Core build

Item 1 Luden's Echo 51.6 % WR 12,089 games
Item 2 Zhonya's Hourglass 53.1 % WR (+1.0) 7,539 games
Item 3 Rabadon's Deathcap 55.9 % WR (+3.8) 5,757 games
4th item
Banshee's Veil 52.4 % 256 games
Mejai's Soulstealer 65.6 % 224 games
Horizon Focus 62.8 % 178 games
5th item
Banshee's Veil too few games 56 games
Cryptbloom too few games 33 games
Horizon Focus too few games 31 games

Win rate per item counts every game it was bought in. Items bought late (4th to 6th) read higher partly because players who got that far were often ahead already, not only because of the item.

Item combinations by build stage

Share of games that built exactly these items first, win rate from 100 games.

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Zhonya's Hourglass + Luden's Echo25.1 %49.8 % (−2.3)3,747
Rabadon's Deathcap + Luden's Echo12.3 %56.3 % (+4.2)1,844
Blackfire Torch + Zhonya's Hourglass9.0 %55.4 % (+3.3)1,346
Blackfire Torch + Horizon Focus8.8 %55.0 % (+2.9)1,313
Blackfire Torch + Liandry's Torment5.7 %52.2 %849
Blackfire Torch + Rabadon's Deathcap5.2 %59.8 % (+7.7)774
Stormsurge + Luden's Echo4.9 %59.4 % (+7.3)732
Horizon Focus + Luden's Echo4.7 %54.6 % (+2.5)697

Starting item & boots

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Doran's RingStart97.8 %52.1 %19,567
Sorcerer's ShoesBoots61.8 %52.4 %12,358
Ionian Boots of LucidityBoots18.8 %52.8 %3,766
Boots of SwiftnessBoots11.8 %53.9 % (+1.8)2,357
Mercury's TreadsBoots3.7 %47.6 % (−4.5)737

Starting items and boots: shares of the 20,000 newest games with an item timeline.

Early order

ItemsPick RateWin RateGames
Doran's Ring › Amplifying Tome › Sapphire Crystal › Lost Chapter16.7 %51.0 % (−1.1)3,347
Doran's Ring › Amplifying Tome › Sapphire Crystal › Glowing Mote9.0 %48.4 % (−3.7)1,800
Doran's Ring › Sapphire Crystal › Amplifying Tome › Lost Chapter4.0 %51.1 % (−1.0)797
from the 20,000 latest games with an item timeline

Summoner spells

Summoner spellsPick RateWin RateGames
Flash + Teleport51.2 %51.5 %10,106
Flash + Barrier44.1 %53.1 % (+1.0)8,706
Flash + Exhaust2.3 %52.7 %458
Flash + Ghost2.3 %53.4 %454

Skill order

Skill orderPick RateWin RateGames
Q › W › E89.8 %52.3 %19,036
W › Q › E9.1 %51.7 %1,931
Q › E › W0.9 %43.5 %195

Build variants

BuildPick RateWin RateGames
Luden's Echo › Zhonya's Hourglass18.7 %49.8 % (−2.3)3,747
Luden's Echo › Rabadon's Deathcap9.2 %56.3 % (+4.2)1,844
Blackfire Torch › Zhonya's Hourglass6.7 %55.4 % (+3.3)1,346

Win rates are colored only when they are at least 1 point above or below Vel'Koz's average (52.1 %) and based on 500 or more games.

From ranked games ggez.gg collected through the Riot API.